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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$39,267 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,851 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources conservation was ranked #49 in the country. In fact 22,254 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region

Check out the conservation programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools

#1

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA
$25,104 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Maritime Academy the best value school in the New England Region for natural resources conservation students. Located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

Maritime undergraduate students pay an average of $25,104 in tuition and fees each year. Conservation majors at Maritime take out an average of $25,575 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Unity College

Unity, ME
$12,640 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region list. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Unity are $12,640 per year.

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$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at SNHU take out is $29,379.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA
$17,460 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Framingham State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the New England Region . Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Framingham State are $17,460 a year. On average, conservation graduates from Framingham State take out $23,772 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Yale also did well on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA
$17,219 Average Tuition & Fees

Westfield State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region ranking. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westfield are $17,219 a year. After completing their degree, conservation graduates from Westfield carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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$24,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Plymouth State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #8 on the list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

Plymouth State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, conservation graduates from Plymouth State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Northeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year. On average, conservation graduates from Northeastern take out $25,007 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $60,648 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, conservation graduates from Dartmouth carry an average student debtload of $13,260.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #3 for overall quality for conservation in the New England Region .

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,098
Connecticut 362
New Hampshire 571
Maine 227
Rhode Island 88
Vermont 387

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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